Job summary
Domestic Assistant Recruitment Event 21st February 2025.
Interviews and offers of employment on the day.
To register for the Domestics Recruitment Event please completethis form
We are also accepting walk ins on the day, so if you do not complete the form, please still feel free to attend or if you prefer to pre book your interview slot please visit EventBrite
Event details: Time: 09:00 to 16:00 on 21st February 2025 Address: Post Graduate Centre, Leigh Infirmary, The Avenue, Leigh WN7 1HS
We have vacancies for various shifts and sites:
Royal Albert Edward Infirmary - Permanent and Fixed Term Part Time roles available.
Leigh Infirmary - Permanent and Fixed Term Part Time roles available.
Fantastic rates of pay:
£12.08 per hour (£23,615 per annum pro rata)
From 1st April 2025 £12.36 per hour (£24,169 per annum pro rata)
For unsocial hours (8 pm - 6 am) and Saturdays (midnight to midnight) +41% (£17 per hour)
For all time on Sundays and Public Holidays (midnight to midnight) +83 % (£22 per hour)
For more information about our Domestic Assistant Roles please see the attached document.
As Domestics cannot be sponsored only those with unrestricted Right to Work can be interviewed and offered a role.
Main duties of the job
A Domestic Assistant is responsible for carrying out specific cleaning and other related duties, following set procedure and standards to provide and maintain high standards of cleanliness throughout the hospital and designated wards or departments.
To perform domestic duties including:
- General cleaning
- Isolation cleaning
- High and low dusting
- Wet and dry mopping
- Clean toilets, baths and washbasins
- Emptying clinical and general waste bins and placing bags in designated areas
- Vacuum Cleaning
- Scrubbing and buffing floors with mechanical machine
- Carpet shampooing
- Using chemicals and cleaning equipment responsibly and within health and safety guidelines
- Maintaining staff and public safety through appropriate use of warning signage whilst cleaning
About us
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that 'happy staff, makes for happy patients'. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement, and living our values.
WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.
At WWL we value the benefits a rich and diverse workforce brings to our community and therefore welcome applications from all sections of society.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team delivering high standards of cleaning within both the clinical and non-clinical areas.
- To clean specific areas in line with Trust policy and national cleaning standards.
- To provide a cleaning service in accordance with approved methods, standards and frequencies.
- To provide support to terminal cleans/infection cleans ensuring conversance with infection control & procedures in respect of all cleaning duties.
- The removal and cleaning up of uncontained body fluid spillages in line with Trust policy and national cleaning standards.
- To use cleaning equipment, machinery and cleaning materials once trained and ability to spot defects with machinery and report to Supervisor.
- Where required undertake Bioquell Q50- HPV decontamination duties and be fully compliant with all the methods and responsibilities of using this system.
- To adopt a flexible approach when undertaking domestic duties.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team delivering high standards of cleaning within both the clinical and non-clinical areas.
- To clean specific areas in line with Trust policy and national cleaning standards.
- To provide a cleaning service in accordance with approved methods, standards and frequencies.
- To provide support to terminal cleans/infection cleans ensuring conversance with infection control & procedures in respect of all cleaning duties.
- The removal and cleaning up of uncontained body fluid spillages in line with Trust policy and national cleaning standards.
- To use cleaning equipment, machinery and cleaning materials once trained and ability to spot defects with machinery and report to Supervisor.
- Where required undertake Bioquell Q50- HPV decontamination duties and be fully compliant with all the methods and responsibilities of using this system.
- To adopt a flexible approach when undertaking domestic duties.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding importance of cleaning within a Hospital environment
- Knowledge of using electrical cleaning equipment (vacuum, steam cleaner, buffer, floor scrubber -dryer, carpet cleaner)
Desirable
- Understanding of Infection Control precautions (hand washing, colour coding, PPE, hygiene)
- Understanding of safe usage of chemicals (COSHH) and Health & Safety
Skills
Essential
- Basic literacy and numeracy required
- Knowledge / understanding of cleaning and domestic assistant role
- Ability to communicate effectively with a range of people and understand written and verbal communications
- Ability to organise & prioritise day to day tasks
- Ability to be flexible and adaptable to meet service needs, i.e. move area, work Bank Holidays
Desirable
- Ability to use cleaning equipment, pull out beds to facilitate cleaning; handling refuse sacks; able to stand for long period of time
- Basic IT skills to enable complete of Trust e-learning and use software to book annual leave
Experience
Essential
- No previous experiance required
Desirable
- Experience of cleaning within healthcare environment
- Experience of working with public/customers
Qualifications
Essential
- No formal qualifications are required: an induction period, on the job instruction and additional training will be provided on infection control, COSHH, national cleaning standards, use of cleaning equipment/machinery and manual handling.
Desirable
- NVQ Level 1 & 2 or other recognised cleaning qualifications
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding importance of cleaning within a Hospital environment
- Knowledge of using electrical cleaning equipment (vacuum, steam cleaner, buffer, floor scrubber -dryer, carpet cleaner)
Desirable
- Understanding of Infection Control precautions (hand washing, colour coding, PPE, hygiene)
- Understanding of safe usage of chemicals (COSHH) and Health & Safety
Skills
Essential
- Basic literacy and numeracy required
- Knowledge / understanding of cleaning and domestic assistant role
- Ability to communicate effectively with a range of people and understand written and verbal communications
- Ability to organise & prioritise day to day tasks
- Ability to be flexible and adaptable to meet service needs, i.e. move area, work Bank Holidays
Desirable
- Ability to use cleaning equipment, pull out beds to facilitate cleaning; handling refuse sacks; able to stand for long period of time
- Basic IT skills to enable complete of Trust e-learning and use software to book annual leave
Experience
Essential
- No previous experiance required
Desirable
- Experience of cleaning within healthcare environment
- Experience of working with public/customers
Qualifications
Essential
- No formal qualifications are required: an induction period, on the job instruction and additional training will be provided on infection control, COSHH, national cleaning standards, use of cleaning equipment/machinery and manual handling.
Desirable
- NVQ Level 1 & 2 or other recognised cleaning qualifications
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
Wrightington Wigan & Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Albert Edward Infirmary/Leigh Infirmary/Wrightington Hospital
Wigan Lane / The Avenue / Hall Lane
Wigan
WN1 2NN
Employer's website
http://www.wwl.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
